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that may say a lot more about chris christie than anything else. >> chris christie is the guy who just a couple of weeks ago was saying barack obama couldn't find a light switch in a dark room. no matter which way he goes, he always overwords. >> the checks will come to new jersey at any rate. when we return, minority leader nancy pelosi's september prediction for tuesday's election. >> we have a message. we have the messengers. we have money. we have mobilization, we have a very excellent chance to take back the house. >> is she going to get the speaker's gavel back. we'll ask our panel next. >>> no matter who ends up in the white house, he will have to deal with a u.s. congress that might look a lotto like the one that's there now. a democratic controlled senate and a republican-controlled house. it's been a recipe for showdown. >> we now know with absolute certainty that the only thing -- >> no, you don't. >> guarantee is -- >> no, you don't. >> mr. speaker, the house is not -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not -- >> no, you don't. >> mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the house will be in or
that may say a lot more about chris christie than anything else. >> chris christie is the guy who just a couple of weeks ago was saying barack obama couldn't find a light switch in a dark room. no matter which way he goes, he always overwords. >> the checks will come to new jersey at any rate. when we return, minority leader nancy pelosi's september prediction for tuesday's election. >> we have a message. we have the messengers. we have money. we have mobilization, we have a...
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that may say a lot more about chris christie than anything else. >> chris christie is the guy who just a couple of weeks ago was saying barack obama couldn't find a light switch in a dark room. no matter which way he goes, he always overwords. >> the checks will come to new jersey at any rate. when we return, minority leader nancy pelosi's september prediction for tuesday's election. >> we have a message. we have the messengers. we have money. we have an organization. we have a very excellent chance to take back the house. >> is she going to get the speaker's gavel back. we'll ask our panel next. [ man ] hello!!!! hello!!!! [ all ] ohh! that is crazy! are you kidding me? let me see! oh! what! that's insane! noooo! mr. woodson? oh hello! hello! [ whistles ] hello! [ all ] hello! [ coach ] caleb, i've got someone i want you to meet. hello. [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 3,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. rethink possible. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment
that may say a lot more about chris christie than anything else. >> chris christie is the guy who just a couple of weeks ago was saying barack obama couldn't find a light switch in a dark room. no matter which way he goes, he always overwords. >> the checks will come to new jersey at any rate. when we return, minority leader nancy pelosi's september prediction for tuesday's election. >> we have a message. we have the messengers. we have money. we have an organization. we have...
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and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and watching people like michael bloomberg, people down on the coast, are they making the right decisions? >> they are going in the right direction. in today's world, we have large numbers of people living in concentrated areas and very dangerous places where water can easily get into cause flooding and mass destruction. leaders must have decision superiority. and many of them are demonstrating that. see first, understand first, act first. and these are not popular decisions because you get people to do what they don't want to do, which is leave their homes with the storms coming. and this storm is not like any
and someone like chris christie, we have the box on the screen because we are waiting on chris christie, the governor of new jersey, he said it last time with a hurricane barreling to new york and new jersey. i'm telling you, get out if you don't. i'm paraphrasing, you are not right, i don't want to say a bad word to people. you have this new book called "leadership" and making decisions in the wake of katrina and other decisions you have made. as you're watching this preparation and...
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houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and down the jersey shore. >> first, the economic capital of our country is slowly getting back to normal this morning even while facing extreme damage. power outages and people having to walk for hours just to get to work. meantime, another hospital lost generator power in lower manhattan. right now hundreds of people are being pushed out of bellevue after hundreds of others were evacuated yesterday. our dr. sanjay gupta is live at bellevue but first to rob marciano. the governor says there will be no fares for subways, trains and buses but many of the bus and subway lines are still not up and running yet so how
houses picked up, some just buried in the sand and governor chris christie who toured the destruction with president obama said some parts of the shore may never look the same again. >> the death toll reached 124 people with 56 in the united states. at least 28 in new york. and close to 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> cnn has the entire disaster zone covered this morning. our correspondents spanned out across lower manhattan and all up and...
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governor chris christie. he says listen, i call them as i see them. sometimes i'll praise him, sometimes i won't. we'll talk with jen psaki from the obama campaign. that's all ahead at "starting point." >> all right, fantastic. >>> superstorm sandy brought air and ground traffic to a halt. a grinding halt. two of the three major new york airports are reopening but look at laguardia. closed. still. due to flooding. who knows when, if it will open any time soon. cnn's richard quest has the gloomy traffic picture for us. he is live this morning in atlanta. hey, richard. >> good morning to you, from the cnn center. yes, we have the three major airports still closed, new york, jfk, laguardia, and newark. but as you said, better news about putting a bit of a smile, is that new work is actually going to reopen. kennedy not until lunch time. but newark opens in just ten minutes from now. so hat does that mean? well if you look at the latest explorer, you can see these are jetblue planes. most of them are jetblue. that's jetblue from orlando heading up, becaus
governor chris christie. he says listen, i call them as i see them. sometimes i'll praise him, sometimes i won't. we'll talk with jen psaki from the obama campaign. that's all ahead at "starting point." >> all right, fantastic. >>> superstorm sandy brought air and ground traffic to a halt. a grinding halt. two of the three major new york airports are reopening but look at laguardia. closed. still. due to flooding. who knows when, if it will open any time soon. cnn's...
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governor chris christie says the jersey shore of my youth is gone. and the storm's death toll now reaching 124 people, 56 in the united states, at least 28 in new york. nearly 5 million customers are still waiting for power to come back on. national guard troops have been transferring more than 700 patients out of new york city's flagship public hospital, bellevue hospital center. they're dealing with power outages after flooding wiped out the basement fuel pumps, which of course power the generators. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been following the transfer since it began. he's at bellevue this morning. sanjay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, soledad. let me just give you a little bit of background here. i think that the evacuations over here are complete, if not nearly complete. you see a few ambulances coming in here. just a short time ago, we saw the national guard about 50 troops come out and walk out to talk to them a bit. they said their job inside the hospital was done. so i think the evacuations are
governor chris christie says the jersey shore of my youth is gone. and the storm's death toll now reaching 124 people, 56 in the united states, at least 28 in new york. nearly 5 million customers are still waiting for power to come back on. national guard troops have been transferring more than 700 patients out of new york city's flagship public hospital, bellevue hospital center. they're dealing with power outages after flooding wiped out the basement fuel pumps, which of course power the...
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has chris christie ruined his chances because he worked with president obama? we should be encouraging bipartisanship. we should be throwing people. these guys like to fight more than get things done. congress is a mess. the problem is no bipartis bipartisanship. this was a great moment. >> i thought the same thing. i said, listen, two men -- the two men working together getting things done this is how our government should work. >> i absolutely agree. i will tell you i haven't heard one word of criticism coming out of mitt romney or paul ryan. not only am i swing state election survivor, i'm also a hurricane survivor, as a floridan. when you're in a natural disaster of this size, you want to see your federal, your state, your local authorities all working together cooperating to solve the issues at hand, which are great. to solve the emergencies. i think chris christie did just the right thing for the people of new jersey. i think he did just the right thing for him, politically. i think it was politically smart and the right thing to do. >> i agree. >> listen
has chris christie ruined his chances because he worked with president obama? we should be encouraging bipartisanship. we should be throwing people. these guys like to fight more than get things done. congress is a mess. the problem is no bipartis bipartisanship. this was a great moment. >> i thought the same thing. i said, listen, two men -- the two men working together getting things done this is how our government should work. >> i absolutely agree. i will tell you i haven't...
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well, new jersey governor chris christie has ordered rationing in dozens of counties there. despite all the suffering there are signs of hope. >> 80% of the subway service has been restored. that is under literally in under one week. 80% of the subway service has been restored from what was horrendous damage. >> and workers are busy securing the crane that left dangling by sandy's fierce winds. look at that thing, officials say it could take up to 36 hours to finish that job. you know, the economy is a huge issue in the election, and here in ohio, why are the people in the state with one of the lowest unemployment rates the most worried? some answers on cnn, next. hone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so wel
well, new jersey governor chris christie has ordered rationing in dozens of counties there. despite all the suffering there are signs of hope. >> 80% of the subway service has been restored. that is under literally in under one week. 80% of the subway service has been restored from what was horrendous damage. >> and workers are busy securing the crane that left dangling by sandy's fierce winds. look at that thing, officials say it could take up to 36 hours to finish that job. you...
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new jersey governor chris christie, one of the president'se fiercest critics, put aside politics for the good of the residents. both men heaping praise on each other. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. and heard on the phone conversations with him, i was able to witness it today personally. >> i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> those people all there, all americans, all solving a problem together. it took a devastating superstorm to bring our political leaders together. congress, pay attention, because the fiscal cliff is coming. it's time to fix it. otherwise, come next election, the american people will be your judge and jury. >>> i'll be back later today on "your money" at 1:00 p.m. i know you've got some smart questions and opinions, you always do. tweet them to me now,os
new jersey governor chris christie, one of the president'se fiercest critics, put aside politics for the good of the residents. both men heaping praise on each other. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. and heard on the phone conversations with him, i was able to witness it today personally. >> i think the people of new jersey recognize that he has put his heart and soul into making sure that...
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chris christie. let's listen. >> we need it. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the counties that are receiving an immediate declaration for individual and public assistance including atlantic, cape may, hudson, essex, middlesex, monmouth, ocean, and union. please note this list is not final. other counties most certainly will be added as we make a damage assessment. the biggest issues we're facing right now in our most impacted counties are search and rescue and restoration of power. want to make sure we're getting to new jerseyans who chose not to leave evacuated areas or got caught in unsuspected floodwaters. our priority is to ensure the safety and security of every new jerseyan. our state police and national guard helicopters are in the air as we speak engaging in coastline rescue efforts. our swift water team is positioned in atlantic city and has begun rescue and recovery for those who remained in atlantic city. these units from central and south to union beach, middl
chris christie. let's listen. >> we need it. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the counties that are receiving an immediate declaration for individual and public assistance including atlantic, cape may, hudson, essex, middlesex, monmouth, ocean, and union. please note this list is not final. other counties most certainly will be added as we make a damage assessment. the biggest issues we're facing right now in our most impacted...
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we saw the press conference with chris christie. said don't go out there and try to be a hero -- try to be heroes. he is exactly right. get out of there. >> reporter: oh, yeah. you know what, people are heeding his advice, because i haven't seen anybody out here, you know, it really is kind of like a ghost town and because i think a lot of people realize this could be the real deal. you know this is interesting because i have been covering this story since about i would say 2:00 this afternoon and it has really been interesting to see as the storm has gotten closer to the jersey shore how the winds have changed. i mean, standing out here, waiting to do this report, i mean, these gusts have really picked up. one other thing, we are about 15 minhs from high tide. behind me is the beach, you can't see it because it's so dark, these waves, believe me, are fierce. also a sheet of sand just being whipped to the side u it's getting ugly out here around it's getting ugly fast. don? >> mm-hmm. well, so earlier, did you see people out? you sa
we saw the press conference with chris christie. said don't go out there and try to be a hero -- try to be heroes. he is exactly right. get out of there. >> reporter: oh, yeah. you know what, people are heeding his advice, because i haven't seen anybody out here, you know, it really is kind of like a ghost town and because i think a lot of people realize this could be the real deal. you know this is interesting because i have been covering this story since about i would say 2:00 this...
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new jersey governor chris christie repeatedly warned people about the potential dangers earlier. >> i'm very disappointed some didn't listen to my order and i'm concerned it might lead to loss of life. >> reports of homes flooded under several feet of water and several rescues are under way, including those stranded in their cars. in their cars, can you imagine, trying to escape. >> i'm scared to death. so many people are going to die today. >> authorities are working to evacuate hundreds of areas. west atlantic city, hundreds of people there where waters are dangerously high. >> let's check in with emergency crews in new jersey. joining us on the phone, jenry paul emergency director from morris county, new jersey. update us on the latest. how many people without power. what are you able to do? what kind of assistance can you provide? >> we have a significant power issue going on as long as the strong winds that have hit us here. currently we have 163,000 at 9:09 without power so about 83% of the service -- power service dliry in our county without power at this point. it really hit us
new jersey governor chris christie repeatedly warned people about the potential dangers earlier. >> i'm very disappointed some didn't listen to my order and i'm concerned it might lead to loss of life. >> reports of homes flooded under several feet of water and several rescues are under way, including those stranded in their cars. in their cars, can you imagine, trying to escape. >> i'm scared to death. so many people are going to die today. >> authorities are working to...
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the casinos are closed there as of noon by the order of the g chris christie. the city's convention center is now a shelter to storm refugees. a lot of folks who are taking shelter there. i want to bring our chad myers back because i understand we've got a microphone that is working, and you've got a lot of really important details. chad. >> i put a brand new battery in it, i expect them to last. i don't know what happened to that. anyway, here's the center of circulation. all this wind is moving on shore, and it's piling water into long island sound, and it's going to pile water into new york harbor, and we are going to get a segment storm surge there. we're going to get breaching of the barrier islands from about sea side down to sea bright. this is going to be a big deal as the water overwashes those bare dwrerier islands back into toms river as the water surges up into new jersey. we are going to get wind and waves and even some of the waefrz here along the patio mac that may be splashing high enough and push up the patomac high enough to push flooding ther
the casinos are closed there as of noon by the order of the g chris christie. the city's convention center is now a shelter to storm refugees. a lot of folks who are taking shelter there. i want to bring our chad myers back because i understand we've got a microphone that is working, and you've got a lot of really important details. chad. >> i put a brand new battery in it, i expect them to last. i don't know what happened to that. anyway, here's the center of circulation. all this wind...
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but on the substance of president and chris christie. this is what politicians do. they go out on the campaign trail and bash each other and show up together when they actually have to get down to work and they tend to work. even, for example, harry reid, said there's no way the democrats would ever help mitt romney pass his agenda if he's president, of course they would. there's a difference between talking trash on the campaign trail and actually getting down to business. >> errol, let's go to you on this. eric says there's nothing the president can really do but governor christie says he's actually watching this in person, that the president is taking charge. >> i would beg to differ. i mean, we've seen botched federal responses to natural disasters before. this, whatever else you want to say about it, has not been a botched response. there are hundreds of thousands of people without power, and to see the president get up there and sort of publicly tell all of his cabinet members i want all phone calls from local officials returned within 15 minutes, spare no exp
but on the substance of president and chris christie. this is what politicians do. they go out on the campaign trail and bash each other and show up together when they actually have to get down to work and they tend to work. even, for example, harry reid, said there's no way the democrats would ever help mitt romney pass his agenda if he's president, of course they would. there's a difference between talking trash on the campaign trail and actually getting down to business. >> errol,...
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the governor, chris christie, will hold a news conference in 30 minutes. we'll bring it to you live. the powerful winds, the torrential rain, the storm surges, they are wreaking havoc from north carolina all the way to maine, the area of tropical storm force winds extends almost, get this, 1,000 miles. many coastal towns have been evacuated, major cities are completely shut down. new york city alone could face catastrophic flooding. more than 765,000 customers already are without power in seven states. tens of millions could face blackouts lasting for days. our reporters are standing by throughout the disaster area to bring you the story the way only cnn can. let's go to atlantic city, new jersey, right now, which is bearing so much of the brunt of the storm at this hour. parts of the city already under water, barely visible, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people from areas where flooding is said to be dangerously high. casinos are cleared out and less than an hour from now, the entire city will be under curfew, a man toir curfew, bracing for
the governor, chris christie, will hold a news conference in 30 minutes. we'll bring it to you live. the powerful winds, the torrential rain, the storm surges, they are wreaking havoc from north carolina all the way to maine, the area of tropical storm force winds extends almost, get this, 1,000 miles. many coastal towns have been evacuated, major cities are completely shut down. new york city alone could face catastrophic flooding. more than 765,000 customers already are without power in seven...
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off to new jersey right now where the governor, chris christie, spoke a short time ago about hurricane sandy. he said his state is indeed bracing for the worst. we're in seabright, new jersey. it's definitely very windy. you don't have the rain yet, but what are they bracing for? what are they expecting? >> actually, it did start to rain a little bit ago and the winds are picking up. check out the atlantic ocean. the atlantic is really fierce. the winds picked up steam there, but believe it or not, this is still low tide. high tide is coming in in a few hours at 9:00 p.m. the sheriff expects the water to move up much more forward. you see how the beach erosion is happening here. much of the beach is gone here. he expects that to move even forward. the town is not far away to my left. they've been boarding up their storefronts, putting sandbags out. their concern is behind those buildings that you see is the strusberry river at high tide this morning even came forward three to four feet, so the big worry is, you can see the whole town over there flood over even at high tide tonight. fre
off to new jersey right now where the governor, chris christie, spoke a short time ago about hurricane sandy. he said his state is indeed bracing for the worst. we're in seabright, new jersey. it's definitely very windy. you don't have the rain yet, but what are they bracing for? what are they expecting? >> actually, it did start to rain a little bit ago and the winds are picking up. check out the atlantic ocean. the atlantic is really fierce. the winds picked up steam there, but believe...
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just yesterday governor chris christie. the governor issued a mandatory vakz evacuation for the state's barrier islands, but for the casinos as well. >> this morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy, which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastating storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. in washington d.c. similar situation. you have store shelves that are quickly clearing out as people who live there, they're heading to the store. they're preparing for the worst. the mayor of washington d.c., vincent gray, he declared a state of emergency just yesterday, and city workers have already started prepping for clean-up. city leaders say they will maintain contact with people in the area throughout the next couple of days on social media sites, facebook, twitter. look for that. in maryland also a state of emergency has been declared. in fact, in annapolis they're moving sand and sand bags in to place just t
just yesterday governor chris christie. the governor issued a mandatory vakz evacuation for the state's barrier islands, but for the casinos as well. >> this morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy, which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastating storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. in washington d.c. similar situation. you have store shelves that are...
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"snl" had a good fun with the fall-out including chris christie's glowing review of the president. take a look at this. >> also, i would like to give sincere thanks to president obama for how he handled the situation. on election day i'm voting for mitt romney, but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he has been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, being a good soldier, i'll vote for romney, but i'm going to hate it. do you hear me? >> early voting has come to a close in many states, but sandy hitting new jersey is allowing voters to fax in their ballots and e-mail them in. so many rules on early voting, voter id, and provisional ballots. the use of poll monitors is growing, but the new rules are also creating confusion over the role and responsibilities those monitors have. cnn's crime and justice correspondent joe johns explains. >> reporter: long lines in south florida and in cincinnati, ohio, as early voting comes to a close. those aren't the only crowds this hotly contested election has attracted. >>
"snl" had a good fun with the fall-out including chris christie's glowing review of the president. take a look at this. >> also, i would like to give sincere thanks to president obama for how he handled the situation. on election day i'm voting for mitt romney, but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he has been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, being a good soldier, i'll vote for romney, but i'm...
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. >> that's new jersey governor chris christie. he's not messing around with his message. his state is right in the path of this storm. newark's liberty airport is basically shut down. hundreds of flights have been canceled because of this storm. our rob marciano is keeping an eye on things in asbury park, new jersey. rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise choice, especially for those living along the immediately shoreline. here in asbury park and up and down the northern coastline of new jersey, they have certainly heeded his warning. here's a look at the surf that continues to pour in. the tide is actually receding now. but i've o
. >> that's new jersey governor chris christie. he's not messing around with his message. his state is right in the path of this storm. newark's liberty airport is basically shut down. hundreds of flights have been canceled because of this storm. our rob marciano is keeping an eye on things in asbury park, new jersey. rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are...
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also praising the efforts of governor chris christie, governor mario cuomo here in new york and also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city. he also talked about federal bureaucracy making sure that they basically just cut through red tape and get aid to people who need it most. i want to check in with our wolf blitzer. we're learning now president obama will be visiting new jersey tomorrow with governor christie. >> yeah. i think it is very significant, he's decided he wants to see the damage, the white house announcing just a little while ago. it comes on the heels of very effusive praise of governor christie has been giving the president of the united states in a wide range of television interviews earlier today. he says that the president, the federal response from fema, other federal agencies, they have been going out of their way to help the people of new jersey, grateful for that. and that relationship between the president and governor christie, even though governor christie strongly supports mitt romney, seems to be okay as far as disaster relief is concerned. both of thes
also praising the efforts of governor chris christie, governor mario cuomo here in new york and also mayor michael bloomberg in new york city. he also talked about federal bureaucracy making sure that they basically just cut through red tape and get aid to people who need it most. i want to check in with our wolf blitzer. we're learning now president obama will be visiting new jersey tomorrow with governor christie. >> yeah. i think it is very significant, he's decided he wants to see the...
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chris christie said don't try to be a hero tomorrow. if you haven't gotten out, you need to get out within the next five to six hours. they're not messing around. >> exactly. a lot of people are heeding the warnings we've talked to today. they are getting out of these mandatory evacuated areas. you know what? they believe this could be the real deal, an appetizer, a taste of it today at least in the seabright area, a little north of where we are today, it was high tide earlier this morning and they saw one of their rivers come up over its banks and they saw the flooding potential that could happen there, and that's before the main course happens tomorrow when hurricane sandy is expected to come ashore when there's expected to be that storm surge of 4 to 8 feet of a flood coming over right around where we're standing, below where we're standing. we are seeing a lot of people heed the warnings. we also saw a lot of people boarding up their businesses, especially in seabright, putting up sandbags. i spoke with one store owner who has only
chris christie said don't try to be a hero tomorrow. if you haven't gotten out, you need to get out within the next five to six hours. they're not messing around. >> exactly. a lot of people are heeding the warnings we've talked to today. they are getting out of these mandatory evacuated areas. you know what? they believe this could be the real deal, an appetizer, a taste of it today at least in the seabright area, a little north of where we are today, it was high tide earlier this...
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new jersey governor chris christie is speaking now. let's listen in. >> i, yesterday, spoke to 12 of my governor colleagues around the country, republicans and democrats, all of them agreed to send workers to new jersey to restore power. the president gave me his word yesterday that it was going to take them too long to drive here that he would send c-130 transport planes to load their equipment and themselves and fly them to new jersey. we've met with fema this afternoon with all the utility company executives and i told them that they weren't leaving the building until they gave fema the list of personnel they would need in order to get power restored much more quickly than what they've announced publicly so far. and as i left here -- i left trenton to come here, i can tell you that i was told by my staff that those meetings as to jcpl and back to trenton the psge meeting will be successful and completed and those resources already headed to new jersey. bob mcdonald is sending 1,500 workers from virginia. john kasich is sending 1,500
new jersey governor chris christie is speaking now. let's listen in. >> i, yesterday, spoke to 12 of my governor colleagues around the country, republicans and democrats, all of them agreed to send workers to new jersey to restore power. the president gave me his word yesterday that it was going to take them too long to drive here that he would send c-130 transport planes to load their equipment and themselves and fly them to new jersey. we've met with fema this afternoon with all the...
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the mayor said it's the aggressive approach that he heard governor christie -- chris christie wanted him to take, and that was do whatever it takes to get the job done. >> do they have enough people to get the job done? are they bringing in workers from other places? i mean, how on earth do they deal with something this massive? >> there are scores and scores of working here that are in the pumps, some of them in the water, positioning the -- others are positioning new pipelines. they run from the lake and take it to the sea shore. they're literally cutting the sea wall to make space for these pipelines to go through. the water just pours and pours back into the sea. they're trying to reclaim their town. >> one of the things, the most remarkable pictures that we have seen is of this amusement park in the water. the roller coaster in the atlantic ocean. how do people respond? how do they react when they see something so huge and iconic and massive just uprooted like that? >> that's just 15 miles south of bellmawr. bellmawr only had a promenade, a boardwalk, if you will, but it was ver
the mayor said it's the aggressive approach that he heard governor christie -- chris christie wanted him to take, and that was do whatever it takes to get the job done. >> do they have enough people to get the job done? are they bringing in workers from other places? i mean, how on earth do they deal with something this massive? >> there are scores and scores of working here that are in the pumps, some of them in the water, positioning the -- others are positioning new pipelines....
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he blasted chris christie for praising president obama as the two leaders towards the storm damaged state this week. christie, while thanking obama must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. anderson cooper looking where they focus their attention or whether the battleground state hold any surprises. countdown to election day, that airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. >>> and now to the latest on superstorm sandy. after much criticism, new york mayor michael bloomberg canceled the new york city marathon for the first time in its 42-year history. it was set to take place, as you know, tomorrow. bloomberg insisted the race would not have required dive diverting resources from the recovery effort, but it was clear that the marathon was controversial and divisive. >> the race typically attracts 47,000 runners from all over the world and 12,000 volunteers and more than 2 million spectators. critics say it just wasn't right to use generators for the marathon when some people had not had food and power for days. >>> the lights are starting to come on for families in th
he blasted chris christie for praising president obama as the two leaders towards the storm damaged state this week. christie, while thanking obama must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. anderson cooper looking where they focus their attention or whether the battleground state hold any surprises. countdown to election day, that airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. >>> and now to the latest on superstorm sandy. after much criticism, new york mayor michael...
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this is not a time to be a show-off. >> chris christie this afternoon. i want to go straight to new jersey to maggie lee. she's in asbury park for us, on this mandatory evacuation list. i can see the rain, see that that wind there, maggie. tell me where you are and how bad it is from what you can tell. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. we are on the boardwalk just the shadows of the historic convention center here in asbury park. if we could swing around, this is exactly what governor christie is concerned about. we have a family out here who came to the boardwalk to check it out despite the fact there are police riding up and down, trying to tell people to get to safety. the conditions are definitely worsening from this afternoon. that is not a good position to have your family in right there. we've got horizontal rain, hail coming. the only thing i will say that in terms of tide that a high tide this morning, most of the beach covered. if we could swing around out here, we are starting to see that come back up. you can just see a little bit of the bea
this is not a time to be a show-off. >> chris christie this afternoon. i want to go straight to new jersey to maggie lee. she's in asbury park for us, on this mandatory evacuation list. i can see the rain, see that that wind there, maggie. tell me where you are and how bad it is from what you can tell. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. we are on the boardwalk just the shadows of the historic convention center here in asbury park. if we could swing around, this is exactly what...
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governor chris christie has authorized the folks to buy gas from out of state and bring that in. and hopefully alleviate the situation. it is certainly dire and the lines are very, very long. we went out to go shoot that story and we actually started to run out of gas. when you finally approach the gas station on 145th street that had some gas and here's what it looked like. here's what it soinded like from the frustrated people who just wanted to get a couple of gallons. >> you have to shut down three gas stations. >> what do you mean you shut down three of them? >> was on line at three gas stations they all closed down when i went through. >> this is your fourth try. >> fourth and missed a day of work. >> we come from jersey. took us probably three hours to get into the city. no gas there. and just to stay, it's a shame. >> so you got cars that are now stranded because we're just plain-old running out of gas. and it's huge. it is a dire, dire situation. you mentioned the carpooling. that will happen today again across the area. bridges, and at the foot of the brooklyn bridge wh
governor chris christie has authorized the folks to buy gas from out of state and bring that in. and hopefully alleviate the situation. it is certainly dire and the lines are very, very long. we went out to go shoot that story and we actually started to run out of gas. when you finally approach the gas station on 145th street that had some gas and here's what it looked like. here's what it soinded like from the frustrated people who just wanted to get a couple of gallons. >> you have to...
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it's certainly true that chris christie has warm words for president obama, what appears to be a decisive leadership in the midst of a really tremendous storm. >> do you think he's won the hearts and minds across the country. >> you have states that were very likely to go very favorable for barack obama it might lead to a favorable impression. there's one narrative of decisive leadership and there's another narrative that the response wasn't sufficiently stro strong. >> it doesn't seem that those things have been placed at the feet of the mayors and the governors. >> the one thing about president obama is the decisive actor. i agree with hillary's reading that this appears to have stopped mitt romney's momentum. the question is this going to be the deciding factor. and what happened with employment leading up to the 18 months leading up to the congressional midterm elections, the employment situation is a little bit stronger. so i think that those fundamentals that matter most. >> it sounds like it could go both ways when you talk about that jobs report, romney trying to use it to his adv
it's certainly true that chris christie has warm words for president obama, what appears to be a decisive leadership in the midst of a really tremendous storm. >> do you think he's won the hearts and minds across the country. >> you have states that were very likely to go very favorable for barack obama it might lead to a favorable impression. there's one narrative of decisive leadership and there's another narrative that the response wasn't sufficiently stro strong. >> it...
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late yesterday, new jersey chris christie ordered that there be extended voting hours past the weekend. power is slowly being restored. more than 2 million people along the eastern seaboard are still without electricity, 700,000 of those are in new york making for a very cold night with temperatures expected to hover just above freezing. on a positive note, though, new york city public schools will reopen tomorrow. skool schools that were heavily damaged will remain closed, and students in those schools will be assigned temporary locations. some recovery there but still a long way to go. >>> two days before election day. what have the campaigns done right and where have they missed the mark? we're going to break it down with our cnn contributors. that's next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. we'rwith questions fromtump sombing elections.kies do you know where your polling place is? maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just,
late yesterday, new jersey chris christie ordered that there be extended voting hours past the weekend. power is slowly being restored. more than 2 million people along the eastern seaboard are still without electricity, 700,000 of those are in new york making for a very cold night with temperatures expected to hover just above freezing. on a positive note, though, new york city public schools will reopen tomorrow. skool schools that were heavily damaged will remain closed, and students in...
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>> reporter: chris christie is known for candor. he doesn't give a damn about politic, not what he cares about right now. this kind of candor's generally served mitt romney well since christie's softened romney in certain times, humanized him in other times. the candor may have helped the president. listen to what christie told nbc this morning. >> on the phone at midnight last night with the president personally. he hasek pedestriexpedited new disaster area. i was on the phone with fema 2:00 a.m. to answer questions they needed answered to get that designation. and the president has been outstanding in this. >> reporter: now it's not like new jersey's a battleground state but to have a high-profile republican praise the president and the federal response, that can't be going over well, at least that well, with romney headquarters in boston now. >> a week before the day that everybody goes out to vote. just the october surprise that nobody could ever suspect or imagine. dana, thank you. appreciate it. >>> super storm sandy wreaking
>> reporter: chris christie is known for candor. he doesn't give a damn about politic, not what he cares about right now. this kind of candor's generally served mitt romney well since christie's softened romney in certain times, humanized him in other times. the candor may have helped the president. listen to what christie told nbc this morning. >> on the phone at midnight last night with the president personally. he hasek pedestriexpedited new disaster area. i was on the phone with...
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christie, and heard are the general honore, and admiral earlier. this storm -- and the guy who is f flying in the middle of the hurricane right now, it is a massive storm. >> 500 miles in diameter and about the size of california. huge storm system. >> it is going to impact the northeast part tof the united states somewhere and make landfall and impact a huge section of the northeastern seaboard and that is the projected path there. and don't forget there is a presidential election coming up shortly, and not even that, next tuesday, and the early voting that is supposed to go on that won't happen, because they are going to be shut down, and governments shutdown. >> yes, a lot of factors in play. a lot to kocover thkovcover tod. this is sent from one of our ireporters from massachusetts, cape cod, massachusetts, and we want to go to talk to joni corcor corcoran. how are you doing? >> i'm doing well so far. >> how are you preparing for the storm, because you were out on the beach earlier, and how are you guys preparing? >> well, we spent yesterday an
christie, and heard are the general honore, and admiral earlier. this storm -- and the guy who is f flying in the middle of the hurricane right now, it is a massive storm. >> 500 miles in diameter and about the size of california. huge storm system. >> it is going to impact the northeast part tof the united states somewhere and make landfall and impact a huge section of the northeastern seaboard and that is the projected path there. and don't forget there is a presidential election...
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governor chris christie postponed it by executive order until monday. however, he did spend the day scaring the held out of republicans by praising president obama. >> but everyone's asking how was this storm going to affect the election? and i think it's given obama momentum. i mean, obviously he didn't plan it. they'll try to blame it on him, of course. but it's because of how he's handled it. he approached it so differently than bush. he showed up. >>> thanks for watching today. the next hour of "cnn saturday morning" starts right now. from the cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. glad you're with us. president obama and governor romney focus on the swing states as both candidates make their final push. in the aftermath of super storm sandy, gas rationing starts in new jersey today in an effort to cut down on those long lines at the gas station. plus, during this tragedy, a man has become a much-needed angel to one new jersey community. >>> just three days to go until election day and the presidential ca
governor chris christie postponed it by executive order until monday. however, he did spend the day scaring the held out of republicans by praising president obama. >> but everyone's asking how was this storm going to affect the election? and i think it's given obama momentum. i mean, obviously he didn't plan it. they'll try to blame it on him, of course. but it's because of how he's handled it. he approached it so differently than bush. he showed up. >>> thanks for watching...
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popular vacation pot and chris christie's first stop on the tour of the demolished state and cnn international anchor is live for me now in belmar, new jersey. jim, tourism is huge for folks where you are. how will people move forward? tell me what it looks like today. >> reporter: well, you know, the way that this community of belmar is going to move forward, it is a small community. about 6,000 people year around. 60,000 in the summertime. perhaps even more on the weekends. the only way that these people can move forward or the business community can move forward, tourism can move forward is to get the water out of here, brooke. you know, you look at this stream and say the waters will rece recede. no, they won't. the town is something of a bowl. there are two lakes, two natural lakes. they have to pump that water out. before we get off that shot, brooke, you will be interested to know, bruce springsteen used to go jogging down this street where you see the water. >> where we see the kayaker. >> reporter: down to the beach every morning. yeah. we have met the kayaker and seen him at work tod
popular vacation pot and chris christie's first stop on the tour of the demolished state and cnn international anchor is live for me now in belmar, new jersey. jim, tourism is huge for folks where you are. how will people move forward? tell me what it looks like today. >> reporter: well, you know, the way that this community of belmar is going to move forward, it is a small community. about 6,000 people year around. 60,000 in the summertime. perhaps even more on the weekends. the only way...
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right now much of jersey is sheltering in place as per the request of governor chris christie yesterday who urged his residents not to take any chances. from what we've seen, they've headed that warning. carol? >> that's a good thing. rob marciano reporting live from asbury park, new jersey. i should explain where i am. i'm in washington, d.c., today. below me is h street. a steady rain has been falling but not a heavy rain. the weird thing about this tropical storm, usually it's really warm during hurricanes. it's cold right now. a damp kind of cold. it kind of goes through every layer of your clothing. i mean, i am freezing right now. it's not even that cold really. probably 45 or 50 degrees. because it's wet and it's damp, it feels so much worse. as you can see, there's light traffic on h street. usually that street would be pretty chock full of cars. federal offices are closed today. a lot of people didn't go to work. of course, schools are closed all across the region. so people have really heeded warnings. they've stayed at home. and that is only a good thing. san sandy, of course
right now much of jersey is sheltering in place as per the request of governor chris christie yesterday who urged his residents not to take any chances. from what we've seen, they've headed that warning. carol? >> that's a good thing. rob marciano reporting live from asbury park, new jersey. i should explain where i am. i'm in washington, d.c., today. below me is h street. a steady rain has been falling but not a heavy rain. the weird thing about this tropical storm, usually it's really...
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thousands have evacuated from coastal communities and yesterday governor chris christie, who is certainly a straight talker, had these dire words of advice for his constituents. >> we want everybody to stay off the roads. again, you know, we can't emphasize this enough, don't try to go out there and be hero or act as if there's nothing going on here. something is happening. it's important. and we need to have you stay inside. >> so that's important advice because even if you don't live along the coastline the winds are going to be such that trees are going to come down. if you live in an area that has a lot of trees stay indoors and get down from the upper areas of your home to a lower entire yore room, and even sky scrapers, you know, soledad. you go up 30 floors in elevation, and that increases the winds by one category in hurricane strength. you're going to be feeling it across the high rises of manhattan, not to mention at the lower levels the storm surge is going to be of historic proportions. likely to be greater than irene. high tide across many of the beaches, communities, happeni
thousands have evacuated from coastal communities and yesterday governor chris christie, who is certainly a straight talker, had these dire words of advice for his constituents. >> we want everybody to stay off the roads. again, you know, we can't emphasize this enough, don't try to go out there and be hero or act as if there's nothing going on here. something is happening. it's important. and we need to have you stay inside. >> so that's important advice because even if you don't...